These moments of encounter invite us to put down our devices and "be opened" to the present moment. "Ephphatha" is the call ...

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The name originated during the period of Boris Johnson boosterism. People no longer want Brexit triumphalism, but things that actually work What’s in a name? A government minister has a good answer ...

In Western Christian monasticism, the abbot was conceived as the supreme authority within the monastery. Under the Rule of St. Benedict, he governed the spiritual, moral and disciplinary life of the ...

Neural networks first treat sentences like puzzles solved by word order, but once they read enough, a tipping point sends them diving into word meaning instead—an abrupt “phase transition” reminiscent ...

On 6 January, the visit of the Magi to Jesus is celebrated by millions around the world. It's a story that's been handed down ...

Rev. Charles Coverdale preached his last sermon as senior pastor at First Baptist Church Sunday, closing a 43-year chapter ...

A new book by historian and archaeologist Eve MacDonald paints a more complete portrait of the once-great African society ...

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Infectious disease researchers have identified Pteropine orthoreoviruses (PRVs), a group of newly emergent bat-borne viruses, ...

The Tower of Babel has a surprising parallel in Greek mythology—Otus and Ephialtes’ daring attempt to reach Olympus.